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Cecilia Wangari Wambui

Royal Museum for Central AfricaORCID 0000-0003-1012-2135Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Improving eDNA filtration and purification for qPCR detection of Schistosoma mansoni in lakes Albert and Victoria

Cecilia Wangari Wambui, Mila Viaene, Hannah Njiriku Mwangi, Benjamin Andre, David Were Oguttu, Casim Umba Tolo, Bart Hellemans, Tine Huyse, Hugo F. Gante

This paper evaluates eDNA filtration and purification methods for detecting Schistosoma mansoni in lake water using qPCR, finding that certain filters and extraction protocols improve DNA yield and detection rates.

bioRxiv · Mar 30, 2025 · PreprintMolecular Biology